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. >> reporter: with a train racing into the subway station sunday morning, dennis and two others were running out of time. using all of their might, they tried to lift the unconscious man, who had fallen on the tracks. >> this guy, he had to have been drunk, just fell on the tracks, didn't even brace himself. as soon as he hit the rails, he was bleeding. we got him to the side of the platform, but there was no way we could lift him up. >> reporter: he says the man was about 6'1" and waked more than 200 pounds. after unsuccessfully trying to get him on the platform, he says strap hangers helped pull up the unresponsive man. dennis works as a personal trainer and says he doesn't consider himself a hero but did learn something about himself from this experience. >> i'm starting to realize you know what? that could have been me and i need to make the best effort to fulfill those things i want to do. >> reporter: one of the other good samaritans was his best friend visiting. the third man was an air force cadet. matt kozar, abc news, new york. >> according to a city council hearing, 141 pe
. >> reporter: with a train racing into the subway station sunday morning, dennis and two others were running out of time. using all of their might, they tried to lift the unconscious man, who had fallen on the tracks. >> this guy, he had to have been drunk, just fell on the tracks, didn't even brace himself. as soon as he hit the rails, he was bleeding. we got him to the side of the platform, but there was no way we could lift him up. >> reporter: he says the man was about...
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so dennis rodman is there, among the uniformly attired, stiff faced north korean elite. the nba star, as known for his hair and flamboyant outfits, as for his hook shot. the hall of famer known as the worm has taken a shot at reality television. and some high profile romances. toning it down a little bit over there, the worm played the, we're all just people here card, telling a crowd that included kim, you have a friend for life. words that are being frowned upon by groups like human rights watch, given north korea's record for brutalizing its own people by starvation and imprisonment. but rodman had already tweeted this, i'm not a politician. kim jung-un and north korean people are basketball fans. i love everyone. he did not know twitter is forbidden to the citizens of the country he has come to love. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> that's a strange one, huh? >> i don't say this often, i'm speechless. i almost feel that north korea said oh, america, you want us to welcome you, sure, how about this guy? >> everything is political. and the american team and north
so dennis rodman is there, among the uniformly attired, stiff faced north korean elite. the nba star, as known for his hair and flamboyant outfits, as for his hook shot. the hall of famer known as the worm has taken a shot at reality television. and some high profile romances. toning it down a little bit over there, the worm played the, we're all just people here card, telling a crowd that included kim, you have a friend for life. words that are being frowned upon by groups like human rights...
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. >>> and tmz is reporting that dennis rodman is already planning a return trip to north korea. rodman became the first american to meet president kim jong-un last week in a widely criticized visit. but a spokesman for the former nba star says rodman wants to broker a peace deal between north korea and the u.s. i don't know how i feel about that. >> strange bedfellows. can you imagine if by some crazy stroke of craziness, nobel peace prize for dennis rodman. >>> staying with our international news coverage, in israel, they are dealing with a small swarm of locusts. sounds biblical. >> the experts say these critters blew over the border from egypt and the locals are doing whatever they can to minimize the damage, including spraying pesticides on their fields. so far no major agricultural damage is being reported. >> it's the first locust outbreak in israel in nine years. very creepy. makes me think of "the ten commandments." >> yes. what happens after the locusts? does it rain frogs? i don't remember. >> oh, right. in "the ten commandments," what happens after the locusts? i don'
. >>> and tmz is reporting that dennis rodman is already planning a return trip to north korea. rodman became the first american to meet president kim jong-un last week in a widely criticized visit. but a spokesman for the former nba star says rodman wants to broker a peace deal between north korea and the u.s. i don't know how i feel about that. >> strange bedfellows. can you imagine if by some crazy stroke of craziness, nobel peace prize for dennis rodman. >>> staying...
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. >> in your own personal life, like at the denny's? >> i have had to do it out in the public, but i've never done it where it was out out. i have covered myself. >> there you go. so discretion. >> little bit. >> nutrition but discretion. >> yes. >> that's what life is all about. >> marriage made in heaven. >> oh, yes. >>> coming up, actress tori spelling says she is so broke? how broke is she? so broke, her husband can't afford to get a vasectomy. details in "the skinny." >> that's so sad for her. >>> but first, caught in the act. allegedly a candidate for governor caught on camera partying with a room full of kids but he says the pictures don't say the full story. interesting nugget there. >>> you are watching world news now. we'll be right back. ♪ i lift you up ♪ proceed to party ♪ proceed to party >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. n life insurance. colonial penn life insurance. you pop in the only 3 in 1 detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. just on pac has th
. >> in your own personal life, like at the denny's? >> i have had to do it out in the public, but i've never done it where it was out out. i have covered myself. >> there you go. so discretion. >> little bit. >> nutrition but discretion. >> yes. >> that's what life is all about. >> marriage made in heaven. >> oh, yes. >>> coming up, actress tori spelling says she is so broke? how broke is she? so broke, her husband can't afford to...
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. >>> former nba star dennis rodman has had a busy friday in north korea. he held a tryout for basketball players set to take on a team of players next month and he smoked a cigar courtside. the game is supposed to be played on kim jong-un's birthday. he is expected to be in north korea through the weekend. >>> the u.s. olympic delegation going to the winter games in russia has three openly gay members. 1988 gold medal figure skater brian boitano became the third yesterday. he kept his personal life private, but yesterday in a statement he said, "being gay is just one part of who i am." billie jean king is the other openly gay member of the delegation. >>> a defrocked methodist minister is fighting his church's decision. frank shafer vile i'd church rules -- violated church rules against officiating at same sex weddings. he presided at his son's ceremony six years ago. he was ordered to decide if he would comply with methodist church's rules. >> i will not give up the fight. i am still a minister in my heart. i will continue to minister. i will continue to
. >>> former nba star dennis rodman has had a busy friday in north korea. he held a tryout for basketball players set to take on a team of players next month and he smoked a cigar courtside. the game is supposed to be played on kim jong-un's birthday. he is expected to be in north korea through the weekend. >>> the u.s. olympic delegation going to the winter games in russia has three openly gay members. 1988 gold medal figure skater brian boitano became the third yesterday. he...
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dennis rodman goes to korea on a one-way ticket and doesn't come back. one of the other wrongs righted, mike tyson shows up at evander holyfield's door with a present for him. do you remember he bit off his ear once in a fight? >> yes. >> i'm sorry, evander. it's your ear. >> my ear. >> i kept it in formaldehyde. >> rodman going to north korea and only getting a one-way trip. i guess they all have a sense of humor. bret favre walks away from the game. all kinds of great things in the week of greatness commercials. >> i can see the world getting better and better with these commercials. both wonderful. favre at a diner. >> no more wrangler jeans commercials. >> he could probably suit up and be good i bet you. >> oh, probably. >>> check it out. great news. kelly clarkson, famous singer, preggers. abc news confirmed, although she put it on twitter, "i'm pregnant!" exclamation point, exclamation point. she just got married. we are so excited. best early christmas present ever. there you have it. >> congratulations. >> the first concert i took my daughter to
dennis rodman goes to korea on a one-way ticket and doesn't come back. one of the other wrongs righted, mike tyson shows up at evander holyfield's door with a present for him. do you remember he bit off his ear once in a fight? >> yes. >> i'm sorry, evander. it's your ear. >> my ear. >> i kept it in formaldehyde. >> rodman going to north korea and only getting a one-way trip. i guess they all have a sense of humor. bret favre walks away from the game. all kinds of...
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. >>> a company that's been backing dennis rodman's basketball efforts in north korea has dropped its sponsorship. his exhibition basketball game next month in north korea's capital was being sponsored by an irish betting company called paddie power. yesterday it backed out saying it realizes, "we got this one wrong." no further explanation was with offered. >>> an historic end at candlestick park for the san francisco 49ers, but it sure was not easy. last night the falcons were in position to at least tie the game when navarro intercepted a pass and returned it 89 yards for a touchdown. watch him go. the 49ers win 34-24. next season the niners will play in a new stadium in santa clara, california. >>> here's an amazing story. let's start by saying if dogs could talk what a tail tula could tell. she was found wandering around st. petersburg, florida. >> the guy that found her said that she had a microchip and scanned it. and that led him to jessica namath, the daughter of former nfl great joe namath. here's the amazing part -- tula had wandered away five years ago. >> they have since
. >>> a company that's been backing dennis rodman's basketball efforts in north korea has dropped its sponsorship. his exhibition basketball game next month in north korea's capital was being sponsored by an irish betting company called paddie power. yesterday it backed out saying it realizes, "we got this one wrong." no further explanation was with offered. >>> an historic end at candlestick park for the san francisco 49ers, but it sure was not easy. last night the...